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Surgical treatment of an all-spine epidural empyema
Reinas, R; Alves, ÓL; Kitumba, D; Baptista, AMSpinal epidural empyema (SEE) is a severe infectious disease of the spine which may cause significant morbidity and mortality. Surgical drainage of the empyema is a key feature. However, approach-related morbidity may be significant in very extensive collections. We present the case of a 55-year-old female with an empyema due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus spawning from C2 to S1. She underwent...
History of Spinal Neurosurgery and Spine Societies
Zileli, M; Sharif, S; Fornari, M; Ramani, P; Jian, F; Fessler, R; Kim, SH; Takami, T; Shimokawa, N; Dechambenoit, G; Qureshi, M; Konovalov, N; Masini, M
Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations
Sharif, S; Ali, MY; Sih, IM; Parthiban, J; Alves, ÓLTo formulate specific guidelines for the recommendation of subaxial cervical spine injuries concerning classification, management, posttraumatic locked facets and vertebral artery injury. Computerized literature was searched on PubMed and google scholar database from 2009 to 2020. For classification, keywords "Sub Axial Cervical Spine Classification," resulting in 22 articles related to subaxial cervical spine ...
Multilevel cervical arthroplasty-clinical and radiological outcomes
Reinas, R; Kitumba, D; Pereira, L; Baptista, AM; Alves, ÓLCervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) is a valid option for single-level cervical disc disease (CDD) as an alternative to fusion. However, the use in 3- and 4-level disc disease is under scrutiny with scarce data published so far. Our aim was to study clinical and radiological outcomes of arthroplasty in patients with multilevel CDD.
Upper Cervical Spine Trauma: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations
Alves, ÓL; Pereira, L; Kim, SH; Grin, A; Shimokawa, N; Konovalov, N; Zileli, MCraniovertebral junction (CVJ) trauma is a challenging clinical condition. Being a highly mobile functional unit at the junction of the skull and the vertebral column, traumatic events in this area may produce devastating neurological complications and death. Additionally, many of the CVJ traumatic injuries can be left undiagnosed or even raise difficult treatment dilemmas. We present a literature review in the...